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12-08-2019, 09:21 PM
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Ted Simmons and Marvin Miller
The Hall has two new members after this committee vote.
Interesting that veteran catcher Simmons was more well regarded than our board seemed to think. 21 seasons of being pretty good can get you in the Hall now. I liked Ted as a player , and don’t mind that he got voted in, but I don’t recall anything dominant about his game. That skill is usually observed in Hall of Famers. The 1971 Topps set adds another card moved to the HOF column...
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12-09-2019, 03:19 AM
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I'm thrilled both Marvin Miller and Simba are in.
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12-09-2019, 08:55 AM
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Ted was the best hitting catcher of his era, Bench hit very well in big moments but day-to-day Simba was the man! He now held in high reverence by baseball insiders as the best talent judge in the game. A true gentleman too.
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12-09-2019, 01:16 PM
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Comparing Simmons to Bench...interesting...certainly never thought of that.
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12-09-2019, 01:33 PM
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Ted Simmons seems like the epitome of having to take someone's word for how good they were. He never finished higher than 6th in MVP voting in any single year over his entire career. Seems like "best hitting catcher of his time" would have a better showing.
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12-09-2019, 02:53 PM
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12-09-2019, 03:18 PM
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I'm not picking up on the 50 WAR thing either. It seems like that's just a coincidence. Simmons had 50 WAR but it took him 21 years to do that. Munson only played 11 seasons, finished with a WAR of 46 and people think he's not even close to the Hall.
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